Yerevan is filled with amazing Public art; it seemed every where that I walked I would find a beautiful statue or just had to look up and see the steps of The Cascade. The Cascade is a structure built from limestone that includes several flights of stairs and platforms with waterfalls and art work. The... Continue Reading →

I was in Yerevan for a few days in June. It is a beautiful city, very easy to navigate and lots of interesting architecture to see. Some of the amazing food and drinks that I had. I was there during the Men's World Cup and enjoyed watching the game on the inflatable screen that was... Continue Reading →

Our final day of the trip included walks around Ijevan and Dilijan before driving back to Yerevan. In Ijevan, we visited Ijevan Wine-Brandy Factory. It was built in 1951 and produces wine, fruit wine, sparkling wine, cognac, fruit vodka, and fruit jams. The cognac is placed in the traditional large clay pots with a lid of wax to allow... Continue Reading →

On our fifth day, we started off walking around the Haghartsin Monastery. An interesting fact is that in the past, monks wanted to be useful in service even after death so had their graves placed in front of the churches for people to walk on. (You can see some of these in the sixth row... Continue Reading →

We started our day with a delicious breakfast at our guest house; the breakfast included home made jams and cheeses as well as lavash bread. We then rode in a high clearance jeep up to the Jukhtakvank twin monasteries and after a look around, started our hike. I loved the stone work at the monasteries... Continue Reading →

On our third day, we had a simple breakfast at camp and hiked out of the forest and to the town of Gosh and the Goshavank monastery. We stopped by a cafe and were able to unload our camping gear, which was brought to out guest house for that evening. At several of the cafes,... Continue Reading →

We started our first day of hiking with a delicious breakfast of fresh breads, home made apricot jam, honey from the local bee hives, and fresh fruit including cherries and apricots. As we meandered out of the village, we encountered a local villager picking flowers to dry for teas by a Turkish tomb. He then... Continue Reading →

To start our trip, we met up in Yerevan and road in a shuttle bus to Khachardzan. We drove by lake Savan and stopped at a road side supermarket for a quick break. The small store was amazing. It was really neat to see all the varieties of smoked fish. baked goods and kebabs. It... Continue Reading →